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The Great American Beer Festival officially starts today in Denver, and I know many Oregon brewers and industry folks are there (or on their way); even so, there’s still plenty of beer news to round up as we head for the weekend. I’ll be updating this news post throughout the … Continue reading
If you weren’t already aware, it’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day today, one of the internet’s favorite “holidays.” Perhaps seek out some pirate-themed beers for the day? Salem’s Santiam Brewing might be able to help you out. For all other generally non-pirate beer news today, read on; I’ll be … Continue reading
As I detailed in my print article that came out last week, Geist Beerworks is the newest brewery to open in Redmond, Oregon. Between my article and this one that appeared in July (not mine), there’s pretty good coverage of Geist’s details. Just in case, here are the highlights: Geist … Continue reading
Today is National Cheeseburger Day! Nothing goes with a good cheeseburger quite like a cold beer so you know what you have to do today. In the meantime, here is the Oregon beer news for this Tuesday, September 18. As usual, I’ll be periodically updating this post throughout the day, … Continue reading
Sufferfest Beer Company‘s mission/tagline is to offer up beer brewed by athletes, for athletes; or, as it says on the website, “Born out of the needs of athletes and adventurers, we make award-winning functional beer for those who go the extra mile.” I’d not heard of this brewing company before, … Continue reading
Happy Monday once again! We’re in the other half of September and autumn is a scant few days away. Here’s the news in Oregon beer for this Monday, September 17, which I will be updating occasionally throughout the day. Check back in from time to time, and if you have … Continue reading
It’s the weekend, and there are a number of beer and festive things happening around Oregon—what are your plans? Here’s the news in Oregon beer for this mid-month weekend in September, rounding up the events and happenings from around the state. As usual I’ll continue to update this post with … Continue reading
My latest column for The Bulletin is out today: Retirement is fruitful for Redmond brewers. I didn’t write the headline, but it does get clever with what I wrote about Redmond’s newest brewery, Geist Beerworks. With a brewhouse volume of 4.5 barrels, the Waleses are content at that size and view … Continue reading
Today is National Celiac Awareness Day which Jay Brooks has also tagged as Gluten Free Beer Day; while I don’t know if I have any gluten-free-specific beer news for today, if you or someone you know suffers from Celiac disease, it’s a good time to explore gluten free beers or ciders. … Continue reading
Bend, Oregon’s Monkless Belgian Ales is gearing up to celebrate its second anniversary on September 28. Technically Monkless has been brewing beer for four years, but this anniversary observes the date at which the company began brewing at the current 10 barrel facility it occupies in northeast Bend. There is … Continue reading